Thar Paung Part I
(1/29/2015) Tuesday morning I joined our school partner, May Hta Hla, founder of Helping the Burmese Delta (HTBD), and Kyaw Htoo Aung,...
Thar Paung Part II
(1/30/2015) Waking to a beautiful sunrise, I’m filled with anticipation. I’m going to Htan Kyun village for EE’s school dedication...
Empowering Women through Microfinance
(2/2/2015) Meet Daw Khin Nwe Oo. A tall, statuesque mom of six, she sells sticky rice snacks walking throughout her village on the...
Farm Life
(2/8/2015) Even before you're in the travel-by-boat region, you see extensive farm life in the Delta. Life that will withstand severe...
The Question
(2/10/15) As I have repeatedly been asked this question and pondered this question, I decided to ask the question while in Myanmar. I...
Introducing Art and Creativity
(2/13/15) While traveling on the east side of the Delta, I attended two school openings with donors and visited a school built by HTBD...
Women Inspire: Self Reliance through Education
(3/11/15) Having just returned from 3+ weeks in Myanmar, I am struck by the numerous instances I witnessed of girls and women empowered...
It takes a village
(2/23/16) What a joy to be back in Myanmar with our partners and friends here! Instead of staying in Yangon right away for my week of...
So much from so little
(2/25/16) Ma Thet and Lei Lei Win spend many hours together every day sitting on one of their porches rolling cigars. They love to laugh...
They are the future
(3/1/2016) I don’t understand any Burmese beyond “hello” and “thank you”, but I could feel the power of Khet Mar’s words as she spoke to...
